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- First Aid Certification
- Communication skills
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Canadian Mental Health Association-Cowichan Valley Branch —Duncan, BC
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- First Aid Certification
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- CPR Certification
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- 12 hour shift
- Microsoft Office
- First Aid Certification
- Computer skills
- Dental care
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2503 - Temporary Full Time Shelter Support Worker
Victoria Women's Transition House —Victoria, BC
- $29.17 an hour
- Temporary
- Bachelor's
- First Aid Certification
- Social Work
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FT Residence Worker (Bridge Street Pathway Shelter)
Connective Support Society —Victoria, BC
- $25.95–$29.76 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- English
- First Aid Certification
- Social Work
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Lookout Housing and Health Society —Duncan, BC
- $29.62–$31.40 an hour
- Temporary
- Writing skills
- High school diploma or GED
- First Aid Certification
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- 10 hour shift
- CPR Certification
- First Aid Certification
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- 10 hour shift
- CPR Certification
- First Aid Certification
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Taproot Community Support Services —Victoria, BC
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- CPR Certification
- First Aid Certification
- Social Work
- Profit sharing
- Employee assistance program
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Child and Youth Worker, Youth Emergency Shelter, Evening Shift, Temporary
Canadian Mental Health Association-Cowichan Valley Branch —Duncan, BC
- $27.92 an hour
- Temporary
- Working with children
- First Aid Certification
- Travel
Child and Youth Worker, Youth Emergency Shelter, Day Shift, Temporary
Canadian Mental Health Association-Cowichan Valley Branch —Duncan, BC
- $27.92 an hour
- Temporary
- Working with children
- First Aid Certification
- Travel

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Mirrors Housing Support Worker

Beacon Community Services
Victoria, BC

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Job details

Part-time
9 days ago

Skills

FoodSafe
First Aid Certification
Communication skills

Full job description

Join Beacon Community Services as a Casual Housing Support Worker, a vital position positively impacting youth and young adult participants at our Mirrors Supportive Housing Facility. This is a chance to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that allows you to make both an immediate and long-term difference in participants' lives. If creating a safe space for participants while working with a great team that shares your values appeals to you, then apply to join our team.

Days/Hours of Work: Multiple casual positions are available. Nights - 7:00 pm to 7:00 am. Days 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. Preference will be given to applicants available to work Days and Weekends

Location of Work: Successful applicants can apply to pick up shifts at Mirrors and Out of the Rain

Union: BCGEU Standalone collective agreement

POSITION SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Team Lead or Manager, the Housing Support Worker uses their skills to create a safe, welcoming and calm environment for those who access and participate in the Mirrors Supportive Housing program or the Out of the Rain Shelter program. They support participants through critical situations and distribute harm-reduction supplies to keep participants safe and stabilize and continue their growth. The housing support worker is also key to maintaining the cleanliness of participants' rooms, and the facility in general.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Support all daily operations of Mirrors Supportive Housing
Support in the kitchen when needed. Including serving food and delivering meals
Create and maintain professional relationships with the participants, community, and all stakeholders
Be a first response to crisis intervention as required
Provide person-centred support to participants, including:
- Maintain a baseline of cleanliness in participants’ suites
- Teach, model and encourage life skills, including cleaning, cooking, and organizing spaces
- Identify potential problems, troubleshoot with participants, and report any difficulties
- Monitor participant mental health and substance use, and determine when to provide additional support
- Recognize, analyze and respond to potential emergency situations
- Encourage and facilitate participation in decision-making regarding housing, programming and supports
Assist participants living in the building in maintaining a suite that meets health and safety standards
Connect with outside community teams and resources to provide collaborative support to participants in the building
Clean rooms with tenants as needed, wearing appropriate PPE. This can include dealing with human waste, blood, sharps, and other paraphernalia
Liaise with police and emergency services as needed
Perform other relevant job duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum 1-year experience working with people experiencing homelessness and marginalized groups of individuals in a direct support role
Level 1 occupational First Aid- up to date before starting
Naloxone training
Food Safe Certificate preferred
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to problem solve, and work independently as well as part of a team
Ability to maintain a positive and professional attitude
Ability to use sound judgment while working in demanding conditions and circumstances
Ability to kneel to the ground to attend to overdoses and other medical emergencies.
Physical ability to lift 30lbs, walk up and down stairs and be on feet for substantial time during shifts.
Ability to work in building with substances and substance use

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Beacon Community Services serves vulnerable populations, including seniors, people with disabilities and children. Protecting these people and our teams on whom they rely is critical to us. Accordingly:

All successful applicants must consent to a Solicitor General’s Criminal Record Check.
Depending on future public health developments, Beacon may implement a vaccination requirement as a condition of ongoing employment for all our workplaces.

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